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there are a lot of polls out that show in battleground states particularly ohio, virginia and florida, romney is falling five, six, seven eight points behind. whereas is ras muse enpolls for those states shows its dead even and overall while some polls show a bounce for obama after the convention, rasmussen shows that that race head-to-head nationwide is dead even and that the bounce was very temporary. dick armey why these polls are so crazy. are the polls biased. is rasmussen the best along with pew and he said it's a different race. completely head-to-head even. >> personally have never been guided by polls but do i think insofar as there's any validity to these polls it goes back to the point you made earlier, governor romney needs to assert himself in a strong confident way as reagan did. i mean it's not -- it's no longer necessary to tell america that president obama is not up to the job. we know that. what he needs to do now is tell america in chapter and verse details how he is up to the job. and he hasn't really taken that step forward. i think some of the changes he's making
there are a lot of polls out that show in battleground states particularly ohio, virginia and florida, romney is falling five, six, seven eight points behind. whereas is ras muse enpolls for those states shows its dead even and overall while some polls show a bounce for obama after the convention, rasmussen shows that that race head-to-head nationwide is dead even and that the bounce was very temporary. dick armey why these polls are so crazy. are the polls biased. is rasmussen the best along...
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take a look at virginia. >> i'm not getting it then. all i'm going to say is this, 50% of -- hang on a second. 50% of households own stocks either directly or indirectly through pension funds, through 401(k)ings. >> but they're not all republicans. >> i never said they were republicans. my point is different, a successful republican candidate should win that vote by 10 to 12 points. stephen law, you're not on track, you're absolutely not on track. jennifer, you may be right about the fed and liquidity, you may be right. david goodfriend i did everything i could to boost your cause tonight and we're going to have to talk more because you didn't get it. david, jennifer, stephen, thanks thank you for joining us. >>> did iran attack the websites of a pair of major u.s. banks? >>> and why is a major wall street private equity guy switching from obama to romney. what he know s now that he didnt know four years ago? president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot
take a look at virginia. >> i'm not getting it then. all i'm going to say is this, 50% of -- hang on a second. 50% of households own stocks either directly or indirectly through pension funds, through 401(k)ings. >> but they're not all republicans. >> i never said they were republicans. my point is different, a successful republican candidate should win that vote by 10 to 12 points. stephen law, you're not on track, you're absolutely not on track. jennifer, you may be right...
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in the state of virginia, president obama leads 49% to 44%, again over mitt romney. now, all three of these are states that were carried by president obama in 2008. mitt romney needs to take at least two of them away. maris pollster concluded this way. he said this election is now about mobilization rather than persuasion because so many voters are locked in and also, you'd rather be in president obama's shoes than mitt romney's at this point in these three critical states. back to you. >> many thanks to john harwood in the update of the maris poll. remember, i need to go to the website real clear politics and get average of all the polls and you will see it's still a very close race. our question could the middle east be a game changer for the presidential election. the middle east. remember jimmy carter and iran hostage crisis. that's one of the things that cost carter the election. from the center of american progress, reason.com editor-in-chief, and jonathan kalegio, sorry, of american crossroads. jonathan, i want to start with you because mr. obama said rightful
in the state of virginia, president obama leads 49% to 44%, again over mitt romney. now, all three of these are states that were carried by president obama in 2008. mitt romney needs to take at least two of them away. maris pollster concluded this way. he said this election is now about mobilization rather than persuasion because so many voters are locked in and also, you'd rather be in president obama's shoes than mitt romney's at this point in these three critical states. back to you....
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tim kaine is a democratic senate candidate from virginia, also former governor of virginia, and former democratic national committee chair. good to see you, sir. appreciate it. >> hey, erin. good to be back. >> we probably had some people stumped there. this is interesting because i know you said i'm going to be open to a minimum tax, not that you're trying to go for that or plan for that, but you're open to putting that on the negotiating table. >> sure i'd be open to it. look, i'm going to go into the senate and i'm going to be open to good faith proposals of all kinds. my opponent took the grover norquist pledge where he takes all revenue off the table, but i pointed out immediately in that clip that you got to remember that there's kind of a lie being perpetrated that 47% of the people, you know, don't pay taxes, and it's just not true. the poor pay very high tax rates. i used to be the mayor of richmond, and if you look at the total tax burden of a middle class or poor family, they're paying a higher tax rate than mitt romney is, and i pointed that out very pointedly to the audien
tim kaine is a democratic senate candidate from virginia, also former governor of virginia, and former democratic national committee chair. good to see you, sir. appreciate it. >> hey, erin. good to be back. >> we probably had some people stumped there. this is interesting because i know you said i'm going to be open to a minimum tax, not that you're trying to go for that or plan for that, but you're open to putting that on the negotiating table. >> sure i'd be open to it....
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mitt romney appeared just a short while ago in springfield, virginia. virginia, as you know, one of the nine remaining states very much so in play. now, a lot of republicans are talking of the upcoming debates and romney's best chance to turn things around. this is newt gingrich. >> i think it depends almost entirely on mitt personally. i debated him and most of them i did pretty well. the last two down to life and death and we were in florida and he was in danger of losing the nomination, he came in fired up, decisive, prepared, aggressive, energetic and to be honest i think he beat me both times. if he would be as direct, as assertive, as firm with barack obama as he was with me in florida he'll win the debate going away and within three days the polls will change dramatically because he'll have begun to make the case we cannot afford four more years of barack obama. >> so that first debate is next wednesday in denver and did you know that early voting has begun? for the first time today voting in a swing state, iowa. guess who's there, john king. iow
mitt romney appeared just a short while ago in springfield, virginia. virginia, as you know, one of the nine remaining states very much so in play. now, a lot of republicans are talking of the upcoming debates and romney's best chance to turn things around. this is newt gingrich. >> i think it depends almost entirely on mitt personally. i debated him and most of them i did pretty well. the last two down to life and death and we were in florida and he was in danger of losing the...
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there are varying polls on virginia. virginia is looking strong for president obama but it's all over the map. president obama certainly has more paths to victory than mitt romney. he has to win florida and ohio and pick up nevada, colorado, iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin's in play. polls a snapshot of where we are now. you're right, it was before all of this tumult in the middle east began again. to the extent they represent a trend line tells us something. ohio is the only one of the three you mentioned that i think republicans are beginning to think is light blue and may be gone. >> maria, the advantage that the republicans and romney have, they're probably going to have a lot more money given the super pac contributions that they've amassed over these final weeks. how significant is that in ohio, in florida, in virginia and some of these other battleground states? >> it could potentially be very significant, wolf. while i'll say that i feel really good about where president obama is right now, there's still a long ti
there are varying polls on virginia. virginia is looking strong for president obama but it's all over the map. president obama certainly has more paths to victory than mitt romney. he has to win florida and ohio and pick up nevada, colorado, iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin's in play. polls a snapshot of where we are now. you're right, it was before all of this tumult in the middle east began again. to the extent they represent a trend line tells us something. ohio is the only one of the three...
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is he in woodbridge, virginia. later on he will speak via satellite to the folks at the aarp convention down in new orleans. president on the campaign trail of virginia battleground state, by the way. latest cnn poll showing him up 50% to romney's 44% of likely voters there in virginia. let's move on now and talk about who can keep america safe. that will be one of the big questions on voters' minds when they go to the polls this november. we'll take a look at the security plans that two candidates are offering up. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. layaway's back. so you can pay a little at a time. yes! call me ms. lucky ducky from kentucky! okiephenokie. [ male announcer ] layaway's back. earlier than ever. through december 14th. walma
is he in woodbridge, virginia. later on he will speak via satellite to the folks at the aarp convention down in new orleans. president on the campaign trail of virginia battleground state, by the way. latest cnn poll showing him up 50% to romney's 44% of likely voters there in virginia. let's move on now and talk about who can keep america safe. that will be one of the big questions on voters' minds when they go to the polls this november. we'll take a look at the security plans that two...
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virginia, 49% for obama. 44% for romney. that's florida. but same in virginia. 49/44. three battleground states. romney needs these three states if he's going to be elected. how worried are you right now that he's just not doing well? >> well, i think if you believe the polls, you would be worried, and certainly we have work to do. we've got a long way to go. but i think the lesson here, if you get the policy right, the politics will follow. let me give you an example. when barack obama decided that we were going to go in and help the french and nato to do something about libya the saying goes, if you break it, you own it. and i was talking to some folks today inside the state department and they told me that the security firm, it's called academy, the formally known firm of blackwater. academy was actually set to go in and provide security for the ambassador in libya. they have been waiting. they've done some preliminary evaluations, but for two months, they have been waiting while the state department decides to get the paperwork right. so we really got to look i thi
virginia, 49% for obama. 44% for romney. that's florida. but same in virginia. 49/44. three battleground states. romney needs these three states if he's going to be elected. how worried are you right now that he's just not doing well? >> well, i think if you believe the polls, you would be worried, and certainly we have work to do. we've got a long way to go. but i think the lesson here, if you get the policy right, the politics will follow. let me give you an example. when barack obama...
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not bad considering its owner bought it for seven bucks at a flea market in west virginia. she liked the frame, that was two years ago. it was a year before she discovered what she thought was a knock-off was in fact a masterpiece. anderson is back in a moment. i'm also a survivor of ovarian a writand uterine cancers. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer, be brave, go to the doctor. ovarian and uterine cancers are gynecologic cancers. symptoms are not the same for everyone. i got sick...and then i got better. to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have to find a way to manage my cash flow better. [ female announcer ] our wells fargo bankers are here to listen, offer guidance and provide you with options tailored to your business. we've loaned more money to small businesses than any other bank for ten years running. so come talk to us to see how we can help. wells fargo. together we'll go far.
not bad considering its owner bought it for seven bucks at a flea market in west virginia. she liked the frame, that was two years ago. it was a year before she discovered what she thought was a knock-off was in fact a masterpiece. anderson is back in a moment. i'm also a survivor of ovarian a writand uterine cancers. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or...
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not bad considering its owner bought it for seven bucks at a flea market in west virginia. she liked the frame, that was two years ago. it was a year before she discovered what she thought was a knock-off was in fact a masterpiece. >> that's pretty amazing. >> and now she's saying she's going to use some of that money to go to paris. >> good for her. thanks, we'll be right back. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of
not bad considering its owner bought it for seven bucks at a flea market in west virginia. she liked the frame, that was two years ago. it was a year before she discovered what she thought was a knock-off was in fact a masterpiece. >> that's pretty amazing. >> and now she's saying she's going to use some of that money to go to paris. >> good for her. thanks, we'll be right back. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco...
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not bad considering its owner bought it for 7 bucks at a flea market in west virginia. she just liked the frame. that was two years ago. it was a year before she discovered what she thought was a kitschy knockoff was, in fact, a masterpiece. anderson is back in a moment. oscar likes tom's photos, but he loves the access to tom's personal information. oscar's an identity thief who used tom's personal info to buy new teeth and a new car, and stuck tom with the $57,000 bill. [tires squeal] now meet carl who works from the coffee shop and uses the free wi-fi. marie works from there too. she's an identity thief who used a small device to grab his wi-fi signal, then stole enough personal information to hijack and drain his bank accounts. every year, millions of americans learn all it may take to devastate your life is a little personal information in the wrong hands. this is identity theft and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. lifelock offers the most comprehensive identity theft protection, period. ordinary credit monitoring services may take 30 days to alert you. l
not bad considering its owner bought it for 7 bucks at a flea market in west virginia. she just liked the frame. that was two years ago. it was a year before she discovered what she thought was a kitschy knockoff was, in fact, a masterpiece. anderson is back in a moment. oscar likes tom's photos, but he loves the access to tom's personal information. oscar's an identity thief who used tom's personal info to buy new teeth and a new car, and stuck tom with the $57,000 bill. [tires squeal] now...
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spotlight on virginia. both president obama, mitt romney campaigning there over the last hour, duelling campaign events. romney held a veterans for romney event in springfield, talking about the need to keep america's military strong. >> i happen to subscribe to ronald reagan's maxim that peace comes through strength. i want to have a military that so strong no one wants to test it. [ applause ] and there's a long-term threat to our military capability, and to our national security, and it relates to something that fuels and builds our military. and that's our economy. you have to have a strong economy. >> president obama was rallying supporters in virginia beach. that was a couple minutes ago. he talked about creating opportunities for everybody. >> we don't believe anybody is entitled to success in this country. we don't believe government should help folks who aren't willing to try to help themselves. but we do believe in something called opportunity. we do believe in a country where hard work pays off,
spotlight on virginia. both president obama, mitt romney campaigning there over the last hour, duelling campaign events. romney held a veterans for romney event in springfield, talking about the need to keep america's military strong. >> i happen to subscribe to ronald reagan's maxim that peace comes through strength. i want to have a military that so strong no one wants to test it. [ applause ] and there's a long-term threat to our military capability, and to our national security, and...
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not bad considering its owner bought it for 7 bucks at a flea market in west virginia. she just liked the frame. that was two years ago. it was a year before she discovered what she thought was a kitschy knockoff was, in fact, a masterpiece. anderson is back in a moment. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, ask your doctor if i
not bad considering its owner bought it for 7 bucks at a flea market in west virginia. she just liked the frame. that was two years ago. it was a year before she discovered what she thought was a kitschy knockoff was, in fact, a masterpiece. anderson is back in a moment. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly...
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barack obama won virginia by 7 and i won by 18 the next year. the independent voters make up their mind of ten times near the end. mitt romney has to continue to focus what he started this campaign about six months ago that we can do a lot better. the president has tried, his policies have failed. you can't have gas prices doubling and all of this high level of people on food stamps and call that a success for the middle class. he has to make it clear why the presidency is going to make it for the middle class. and i think the debates are going to be more important. i think we are going to have financial parody down the road. we got crushed on spending and i think we have a descent chance to win. it is margin of error and things can change. >> i think the independent voter haven't made up your mind yet. >> it is a long way to go yet and mitt romney will have the fire power if he can stop committing gaffes. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> and here to argue the other side is top democrat. the former governor of michigan and current host of "
barack obama won virginia by 7 and i won by 18 the next year. the independent voters make up their mind of ten times near the end. mitt romney has to continue to focus what he started this campaign about six months ago that we can do a lot better. the president has tried, his policies have failed. you can't have gas prices doubling and all of this high level of people on food stamps and call that a success for the middle class. he has to make it clear why the presidency is going to make it for...
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president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia beach, president obama tailored his latest attack on mitt romney to the military voters here as he hit his opponent for his recent comments that 37% of americans who don't pay income taxes see themselves as victims. >> i travel a lot around this country and i don't immediate meet a lot of victims. i see a lot of veterans who have served this country with bravery and distinction and i see soldiers who defend our freedom every single day and i see those military families who are wondering whether their loved ones are going to come back home safe and sound. that's who i see. >> reporter: active duty military and combat zones do not pay federal income tax and veterans do not pay income tax on their benefits, hammering that theme, jim webb a veteran and father. >> but in receiving veterans benefits, they are not takers. they are givers in the ultimate sense of the world. thank you. >> you might not be able to tell by the supportive crowd of thousands here, but this part of the
president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia beach, president obama tailored his latest attack on mitt romney to the military voters here as he hit his opponent for his recent comments that 37% of americans who don't pay income taxes see themselves as victims. >> i travel a lot around this country and i don't immediate meet a lot of victims. i see a lot of veterans who have served this country with bravery...
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virginia, virginia, virginia. pretty important place. >> that's right. a rare visit to washington for me. but it's good to be home, wolf. all politics is local. so it was no surprise to hear both candidates hit on national security themes today in their speeches in virginia. but the state is much bigger than that. it's really a republican firewall for mitt romney. in battleground virginia, both president obama and mitt romney pulled out the heavy artillery before a group of veterans, romney slammed the president for the massive defense cuts part of the fiscal cliff coming at the end of the year. >> it is still a troubled and dangerous world. and the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion dollars over this decade is unthinkable. and devastating. and when i become president of the united states, we will stop it. i will not cut our commitment to our military. >> the president once again blasted romney's hidden camera comments on the 47% of americans he dubbed victims of government dependence. >> i don't think we can get very far with leaders
virginia, virginia, virginia. pretty important place. >> that's right. a rare visit to washington for me. but it's good to be home, wolf. all politics is local. so it was no surprise to hear both candidates hit on national security themes today in their speeches in virginia. but the state is much bigger than that. it's really a republican firewall for mitt romney. in battleground virginia, both president obama and mitt romney pulled out the heavy artillery before a group of veterans,...
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he's also in virginia, expected to speak in virginia beach moments from now. you see the podium there. virginia, a very important swing state. 13 electoral votes in that state. the recent polls now showing that president obama is slightly, slightly ahead of romney in the state. the last cnn poll of polls for virginia, he was leading 50% to romney's 44%. you might recall back in 2008 president obama won virginia and became the first democrat since 1964, lyndon johnson to actually win that state and that was significant. i'll bring in jim acosta who is traveling with mitt romney. he's at the event talking a little bit about the message we heard from mitt romney. clearly it's important for him to reach the working class. that came in some of the comments he made regarding trade with china. what does he need to do? what does his team think they need to do to make sure he holds on to virginia? >> reporter: suzanne, as you know, all politics is local. virginia is a big military state. no surprise mitt romney would come to this crowd of veterans here to talk about de
he's also in virginia, expected to speak in virginia beach moments from now. you see the podium there. virginia, a very important swing state. 13 electoral votes in that state. the recent polls now showing that president obama is slightly, slightly ahead of romney in the state. the last cnn poll of polls for virginia, he was leading 50% to romney's 44%. you might recall back in 2008 president obama won virginia and became the first democrat since 1964, lyndon johnson to actually win that state...
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we'll win virginia again. we'll win this election. >> reporter: four years ago mr. obama balanced budget amendment first democrat to win virginia in a presidential election since 1964. romney hopes to paint the state red this november, but the latest polling gives there obama a five-point edge, again though within the sampling error, a sampling in michigan suggests the president is up new numbers in two other states, colorado and new hampshire, indicate closer contests. now put it all together and right now the map seems to favor the president. but we've still got seven weeks, three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate to go. randi, victor. >> all right. paul steinhauser, thank you. lots of polls to go. >> going to be a while. >>> red line politics. the president has come under fire over the response to those protests in the middle east, but will he change u.s. foreign policy because of it? we'll explore the options. back from rough economic times. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever
we'll win virginia again. we'll win this election. >> reporter: four years ago mr. obama balanced budget amendment first democrat to win virginia in a presidential election since 1964. romney hopes to paint the state red this november, but the latest polling gives there obama a five-point edge, again though within the sampling error, a sampling in michigan suggests the president is up new numbers in two other states, colorado and new hampshire, indicate closer contests. now put it all...
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discover vibrant maturity and more at purinaone.com. >>> i want to take you live to fairfax, virginia, where governor romney is now speaking to a crowd at a campaign event in that city. of course we were waiting to find out if he would address these criticisms and the volleys of criticisms back and forth between him and the obama administration about the united states' reaction to the violence we're seeing overseas and the killing of our u.s. ambassador and three others. let's listen. >> i want you to know things are going to get a lot better but i also recognize that we're in mourning, we've lost four of our diplomats across the world. we're thinking about their families and those they have left behind. what a tragedy to lose such a wonderful -- wonderful people that have been so wonderful and appreciate their service for the country. [ crowd chanting usa, usa ] >> and so i would offer a moment of silence, but one gentleman doesn't want to be silent so we're going to keep on going. let me talk about something else and that is today we saw the headlines in "usa today" and they said th
discover vibrant maturity and more at purinaone.com. >>> i want to take you live to fairfax, virginia, where governor romney is now speaking to a crowd at a campaign event in that city. of course we were waiting to find out if he would address these criticisms and the volleys of criticisms back and forth between him and the obama administration about the united states' reaction to the violence we're seeing overseas and the killing of our u.s. ambassador and three others. let's listen....
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as you noted, polling also shows him down in virginia. polling also shows him brand new today down in iowa, shows him down in nevada, shows him down in wisconsin. it's a dead heat in colorado and a dead heat in new hampshire. when you have all this ground to cover, you don't have the time and resources. six weeks is a lot of time, but you can't change so many different states. what does he need? a national shift in the dynamic, especially on the question you just mentioned to gloria, who would best handle the economy. if governor romney can't change that, especially in that big first debate, he's in trouble. >> it's interesting, gloria, there's a lot of talk of obama's approval ratings, how 9 of 13 national polls conducted this month have shown him cracking 50% approval. how important of an indicator is that? >> it's a huge deal for him, because history shows us, modern history shows us that when you're running for re-election, unless you're at that 50% mark, you're not going to win. george w. bush, back in 2004, was at kind of 48% in oct
as you noted, polling also shows him down in virginia. polling also shows him brand new today down in iowa, shows him down in nevada, shows him down in wisconsin. it's a dead heat in colorado and a dead heat in new hampshire. when you have all this ground to cover, you don't have the time and resources. six weeks is a lot of time, but you can't change so many different states. what does he need? a national shift in the dynamic, especially on the question you just mentioned to gloria, who would...
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it's the same thing in virginia. all things considered you would rather be ahead in these polls than from behind. is it undoable for mitt romney? it is not. going into the fall campaign, the president clearly has the edge. >> as we always say, no republican has ever won the white house without also winning ohio. >> i try not to say that. but you're right. can i just add that the fact is that you look at all three of those states. mitt romney has to win them. that's troublesome when you say it's 50 states. not really, it's six or seven states and it's very hard to put together those 270 elect oral votes for mitt romney if you don't win all of those. >> polls showing him trailing barack obama, this aired a little while ago. let's see what he said. >> beating an incumbent is never easy. the president exudes an air of likability and friendliness, which is endearing. at the siem time i think people recognize that he has not done the job they expected him to do. >> do they recognize that yet, candy? this doesn't seem to be
it's the same thing in virginia. all things considered you would rather be ahead in these polls than from behind. is it undoable for mitt romney? it is not. going into the fall campaign, the president clearly has the edge. >> as we always say, no republican has ever won the white house without also winning ohio. >> i try not to say that. but you're right. can i just add that the fact is that you look at all three of those states. mitt romney has to win them. that's troublesome when...
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i can tell you that the independent voters in virginia just want results. they don't don't care about the party politics, but they want to know who has the best ideas of military and spending and i think that mitt romney will make a case in the end, but in the close vote i think that romney wins in the end of the day in virginia. >> my, what optimism. the last two weeks have been a di s disaster as far as the republicans have been concerned. >> well, we have had better weeks. >> you have to be twitchy that if this carries on, barack obama won't win in a close race, but a comfortable margin if it carries on so this campaign has to regroup and refocus and do something sharpish doesn't it? >> well, i'm not nearly that pessimistic at all. obama won virginia by seven and i won by 18 the next year so that the independent voters really make up their mind oftentimes right near the end. i don't think that the more mitt romney, and i think that i agree with you on this that mitt romney has to continue to focus on what he started the campaign with six months ago in ea
i can tell you that the independent voters in virginia just want results. they don't don't care about the party politics, but they want to know who has the best ideas of military and spending and i think that mitt romney will make a case in the end, but in the close vote i think that romney wins in the end of the day in virginia. >> my, what optimism. the last two weeks have been a di s disaster as far as the republicans have been concerned. >> well, we have had better weeks....
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. >> we've got one of the best ground games here in virginia. we registered and made contact with over 300,000 people just in the last week. 150,000 just last weekend alone. >> hi, is your voter registration up to date. >> reporter: a few days later we caught up with obama supporters in herndon, west virginia, registering voters at a nearby visit. >> what i try to do is go where the folks are, barber shops, beauty parlors, libraries, back to school night. where did you live before? >> alexandria. >> you would need to reregister to vote. >> reporter: campaigns say it's also important that voters know what to bring to the poll ts. virginia like most states requires voters to present identification to vote. while virginia doesn't mandate a photo i.d., laws in about a dozen states do. several more face court challenges. the laws supporters say is to prevent voter fraud. >> whoever wins the next upcoming presidential race, i want everyone to say, yep, they won and there's no doubt about that person's mandate because of questions over the election pro
. >> we've got one of the best ground games here in virginia. we registered and made contact with over 300,000 people just in the last week. 150,000 just last weekend alone. >> hi, is your voter registration up to date. >> reporter: a few days later we caught up with obama supporters in herndon, west virginia, registering voters at a nearby visit. >> what i try to do is go where the folks are, barber shops, beauty parlors, libraries, back to school night. where did you...
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five points in new hampshire and two in virginia. although i wanted to highlight the virginia one. there had been other polls to show that gap wider. this would be a much better than expected result than some of the others we've seen. this week -- has not been kind to the republican candidate as polls have shown him falling behind the president. but he is not showing any change in confidence. >> i've got a little secret here and that is that obama campaign thinks that pennsylvania is in their pocket. they don't need to worry about it. and you're right and they're wrong. we're going to win pennsylvania. we're going to take the white house. >> he's going to have to overcome a big deficit to do it, but people do like a comeback kid. max, jen, the obama campaign press secretary. two very different problems. one, you don't want to get complacent and two, you don't want to get too far behind. matt, mitt romney was in pennsylvania today. obviously, the poll of polls that we have here show him behind ten points. i know he had a fund-raiser in that state. is he really trying to win pennsylv
five points in new hampshire and two in virginia. although i wanted to highlight the virginia one. there had been other polls to show that gap wider. this would be a much better than expected result than some of the others we've seen. this week -- has not been kind to the republican candidate as polls have shown him falling behind the president. but he is not showing any change in confidence. >> i've got a little secret here and that is that obama campaign thinks that pennsylvania is in...
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virginia, another important state that the president won four years ago, mitt romney would like to grab back, he's down by 6 points in our average. wisconsin, where paul ryan is from, down by 9 points. mitt romney was interviewed last night. listen to what he said. >> you are slipping in the polls at this moment. at love republicans are concerned about this campaign. you bill yourself as a turn around artist. how are you going to turn this campaign around? >> actually, we're tied in the poll. we're all within the margin of error. we bounce around week to week, day to day. there are some days we're up, some dags woor down. we go forward with my message that this is a time to reinvigorate the american economy, not by expanding government and raising taxes on people but instead by making sure government encourages entrepreneurship, innovation, and gets the private sector hiring again. >> polls are a snapshot of how people feel right now. we have six and a half weeks until the election. those debates could definitely move the needle. randi? >> no question about that. paul, thank you very mu
virginia, another important state that the president won four years ago, mitt romney would like to grab back, he's down by 6 points in our average. wisconsin, where paul ryan is from, down by 9 points. mitt romney was interviewed last night. listen to what he said. >> you are slipping in the polls at this moment. at love republicans are concerned about this campaign. you bill yourself as a turn around artist. how are you going to turn this campaign around? >> actually, we're tied in...
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this painting sold for $7 at a west virginia flea market. it was supposed to be sold to the highest bidder tomorrow, but the auction's been canceled and now the fbi is in on the case. our brian todd explains. >> wolf, this is the sadie may room of the baltimore art. she was a well-known donor, a patron of the arts in baltimore. she lent a painting to this museum many decades ago. in 1951 that painting was stolen from this museum, the circumstances around that are not clear. but it made its way somehow from 1951 to a flea market in west virginia a couple of years ago where it was sold for $7 where it was actually bought at a flea market with just some other kind of trin kwets in a box. it is worth up to or possibly over $100,000. and we're here with the director of the baltimore museum of art. can you tell us how you think it made its way from being stolen here in 1951 to being sold in west virginia at a flea market. >> it's a bigamist ri. of course we may never know the course of the painting. we didn't have computers, we didn't have digital
this painting sold for $7 at a west virginia flea market. it was supposed to be sold to the highest bidder tomorrow, but the auction's been canceled and now the fbi is in on the case. our brian todd explains. >> wolf, this is the sadie may room of the baltimore art. she was a well-known donor, a patron of the arts in baltimore. she lent a painting to this museum many decades ago. in 1951 that painting was stolen from this museum, the circumstances around that are not clear. but it made...
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you see virginia on there. okay. connecticut. but now, a number of those states are toss ups with democrats leading in several crucial ones including virginia, missouri and also, massachusetts. so, how much of this has to do with mitt romney? "outfront" tonight, dana bash and when races are this tight, it seems like everything must have an effect. whether it be romney's recent 47% remarks on people paying taxes or anything else, right? >> that's certainly the fear among republicans running a lot of these races. that is why with regard to this last controversy over mitt romney's 47% mark, the people who really could have potentially been hurt the most moved very, very fast to distance themselves from mitt romney. the senator from massachusetts. scott brown, who is behind before this. linda mcmahon, the candidate from connecticut and dean heller, the republican senator from nevada. i spoke with him for a fairly long time in the hall of the senate today and he was talking about why he totally disagrees with mitt romney and put it in
you see virginia on there. okay. connecticut. but now, a number of those states are toss ups with democrats leading in several crucial ones including virginia, missouri and also, massachusetts. so, how much of this has to do with mitt romney? "outfront" tonight, dana bash and when races are this tight, it seems like everything must have an effect. whether it be romney's recent 47% remarks on people paying taxes or anything else, right? >> that's certainly the fear among...
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there are downscale white voters, critical to the republican coalition in places like west virginia, in places like southern ohio. you go across the appalachian trail and down the ohio river, a lot of these voters could be republicans. i will make a personal note here. a lot of americans of all incomes have struggled the last few years and the risk for governor romney is that it's insulting to them. as a kid, my family was on food stamps for a few years when my dad got sick. we didn't feel entitled and we weren't victims and my father was pretty embarrassed about the whole thing. in the end my mother was grateful she was able to feed her kids. >> alice? >> well, i think john makes a very good point. but it's important to look at that speech he gave at that event in its full context, that he's talking about making sure that they're informed about the contrast between romney and obama, and what governor romney wants to do, he supports the middle class, whereas we heard from the president who supports redistribution of wealth. look what we have after almost four years. we have a shrinki
there are downscale white voters, critical to the republican coalition in places like west virginia, in places like southern ohio. you go across the appalachian trail and down the ohio river, a lot of these voters could be republicans. i will make a personal note here. a lot of americans of all incomes have struggled the last few years and the risk for governor romney is that it's insulting to them. as a kid, my family was on food stamps for a few years when my dad got sick. we didn't feel...
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. >> virginia and in wisconsin both the democrats. >> well, a few days ago the republicans was up. let's see what happens election day. you know, the governor has said a couple of times the election is about republicans who won't let things happen. you know, this election really should be about what happened the first two years of the obama administration, and democrats should have been able to do anything they wanted to do, and now is when that should pay off. we shouldn't be worried about what happened last month and how that impacts the economy because, frankly, we've had no budget, no appropriations bills. the majority in the senate, i think, will change because people are tired of a senate that won't do the things that need to be done. >> let me ask you about the state of the race in missouri. this is where you had congressman akin who made a very controversial remark, which you condemn, which others condemn. you, in fact, said at the time we do not believe it sefshz the national interest for congressman todd akin to stay in the race for senate. the issues at stake are too big
. >> virginia and in wisconsin both the democrats. >> well, a few days ago the republicans was up. let's see what happens election day. you know, the governor has said a couple of times the election is about republicans who won't let things happen. you know, this election really should be about what happened the first two years of the obama administration, and democrats should have been able to do anything they wanted to do, and now is when that should pay off. we shouldn't be...
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we come over to the state of virginia. this is several polls combined and what we call a poll of polls. we average them all out. again, a warning sign, just like ohio for governor romney. he needs the state of virginia. he can win without it, but the president with an edge there. few others but let me give you one more in the state of florida this, again, another new fox news polls and recent polls in florida that do the same thing, five-point advantage for the president. so, you look at ohio and you look at florida and the romney campaign meets both of those states. if you look at more than half dozen state battleground polls we had in the last week, wolf. statistically, they're ties but the president has a slight edge in most of them and he can afford to lose a few. governor romney has to win florida and ohio and his path to 270 is a lot harder than the president's. >> he has to do great in the upcoming debates in november. thanks very much, john, for that. >>> foreign policy playing a growing role in the race for the wh
we come over to the state of virginia. this is several polls combined and what we call a poll of polls. we average them all out. again, a warning sign, just like ohio for governor romney. he needs the state of virginia. he can win without it, but the president with an edge there. few others but let me give you one more in the state of florida this, again, another new fox news polls and recent polls in florida that do the same thing, five-point advantage for the president. so, you look at ohio...
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before barack obama turned virginia blue, who was the last democrat to win the state in the presidential election? yeah, that's a good one. you can tweet me the answer. i'll let you know who gets the right answer first. you can try snapshot from progressive before you switch your insurance. [ horn honks ] just plug snapshot into your car, and drive like you -- to see if your good driving could save you up to 30%. so try the way to save that's as unique as you are. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. mom: ready t♪ go to work? ♪ ♪ ♪ every mom needs a little helper. that's why i got a subaru. announcer: love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> before the break, i asked who was the last democrat before barack obama to win virginia? the answer is lbj. johnson carried the state in 1964. a big congratulations to mike bates for tweeting me the right answer first. nicely done. >>> welcome back once again. maria cardona and amy holmes are with me talking politics. amy, cnn has learned that in the vice presidential vetting process, the romney
before barack obama turned virginia blue, who was the last democrat to win the state in the presidential election? yeah, that's a good one. you can tweet me the answer. i'll let you know who gets the right answer first. you can try snapshot from progressive before you switch your insurance. [ horn honks ] just plug snapshot into your car, and drive like you -- to see if your good driving could save you up to 30%. so try the way to save that's as unique as you are. now you can test-drive...
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this guy is a supervisor in loudoun county, virginia. the plaintiffs are going to prevail in this case. >> so, richard, what is at stake here? a few things the couple is pursuing, you know, their right to privacy being violated and the misuse of their photo, the photographer, too, is involved saying it's copyright infringement. to what extent does this couple the photographer have to go to prove their case? >> yeah, fred, i think the only thing that will protect them is the fact that it was copyright protected. and i don't know how they chose the copyright protect this picture because, you know, i don't know that the law is crystal clear on this. if you take a picture and you post it on the internet and other people use that picture or do things to that picture y don't know what protections you as an individual have. once you put it out there into the main stream. but here there was a copyright protection. >> it's the photographer's copyright, not the individuals. they have an appropriation claim, but it's the photographer's copyright cl
this guy is a supervisor in loudoun county, virginia. the plaintiffs are going to prevail in this case. >> so, richard, what is at stake here? a few things the couple is pursuing, you know, their right to privacy being violated and the misuse of their photo, the photographer, too, is involved saying it's copyright infringement. to what extent does this couple the photographer have to go to prove their case? >> yeah, fred, i think the only thing that will protect them is the fact...
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but what are voters saying in virginia? >> this is a state with the unemployment rate below the national average. but there's still a lot of economic uncertainty and a good deal of it is tied it that nasty word sequestration. virginia has the highest spending federal spending per capita in the country. it's second in defense spending. so there's a lot of money flowing through this economy courtesy of uncle sam. people are jittery about that. >> so that should mean it that mitt romney's doing quite well in the state, yet president obama is up by 7 percentage points. why do you think that is? >> well, there's a very different electorate focusing on this presidential campaign. there are more people paying attention to it. this is a virginia this is distinguished by a multihughed electorate, no longer simply black and white. there have been significant increases in the number of asians and latinos, now about 33% ethnic in virginia now. these folks are not registered in quite the same numbers, they are engaged politically and th
but what are voters saying in virginia? >> this is a state with the unemployment rate below the national average. but there's still a lot of economic uncertainty and a good deal of it is tied it that nasty word sequestration. virginia has the highest spending federal spending per capita in the country. it's second in defense spending. so there's a lot of money flowing through this economy courtesy of uncle sam. people are jittery about that. >> so that should mean it that mitt...